“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” MLK, Strength to Love, 1963.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, owns 20 incredible and deliberate states from John Wilson’s monumental etching of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The final state was printed in an edition of 50 in 2002 and was based on a smaller Wilson drawing of Dr. King, a 1985 preparatory study for a bronze statue installed in the Rotunda of the US Capital in 1986.
Wilson created other portraits of Dr. King including a monumental 8 ft’ tall bronze commission that was installed in Buffalo’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Its maquette went to the Butler Institute of American Art.
Note to GMG readers: To make the etchings on view at the MFA, Wilson collaborated with master printer and artist, Jim Stroud. Stroud is the founder and owner of Center Street Studio, named for its address in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Center Street Studio opened and operated from 1 Center Street from 1984 to 1986 before moving to Boston.
– Catherine Ryan, 2017.
John Wilson (1922-2015) eminent and kind American artist and teacher was adept in any media and expression. His talent and life and legacy of activism was a good fit for a King tribute.
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John Wilson, Roz, dynamite 1972 pastel
John Wilson indelible 1945 litho, Streetcar Scene, the laborer commuting to Boston Navy Yard meets our gaze
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On view at Jane Deering Gallery, local artist and detailed draftsman Adin Murray exhibits a series of original graphite drawings on panel: silhouette portraits of native trees.
You can commission a special favorite tree of your own, too.
A portion of the sales will go to the ‘400 Trees for Gloucester’ project.
Humans have been using plants as medicine for an estimated 60,000 years. Cannabis specifically has been used for health purposes since 2800 BC. Before the advent of modern pharmaceuticals, the only medicine available was from plants and animals. Many well-known medications were originally derived from plants, such as aspirin from willow bark and quinine from the cinchona tree. Until cannabis was effectively outlawed in 1937, it was widely prescribed by American herbalists and physicians.
Today, we are able to combine millennia of traditional wisdom with cutting-edge research to create potent plant medicine that truly works. Plus, we have the science and technology to guarantee potency, safety and efficacy.
Both then and now, humans and plants have coexisted, each relying on the other in countless ways. Plant medicine works in synergy, with a combined strength that’s greater than any individual part. In cannabis, the plant’s naturally occurring compounds – cannabinoids and terpenes – work better together than separately. This is commonly referred to as the “entourage effect.”
Plants possess many beneficial compounds. And, when carefully formulated with potent and purposeful ingredients, plant medicines deliver focused, targeted support when and where you need it most.
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photos and video: Rooftops, beaches, and robins. Views from the road plus two winter walks on Wingaersheek Beach–yesterday vs. snowfall today. Jan. 19 (icy blue puddles and sheen) vs. Jan. 20 (yellow light, soft and silent).
Gloucester houses and rooftops
Good Harbor Beach Marsh views
Road to. Wingaersheek Beach
Robins
morning sun, Wingaersheek Beach
January 19, 2025
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Let’s come together and lift Daphnee up as she represents women-owned, Black-owned, and minority-owned businesses! Your vote is not just a vote; it’s an opportunity to champion impact and change! (
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Kick off 2025 with strategies to boost focus, productivity, and efficiency at home and work. On Thursday, January 23, 5:30 to 6:30 pm join Gloucester resident and innovator Shawn Gerard at 21 Main Street to learn how to leverage your energy and develop a structured planning approach.
The start of a new year is a great time to focus on our goals for the coming months. We often get too busy to enjoy our life, though. In this session, you’ll explore how to find your focus, accomplish your goals, and create free time to charge your batteries.
All are welcome. Registration required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
When we visited Lowell’s Boat Shop recently, the tour guide mentioned the nearby Powwow River and some waterfalls in Amesbury. So, our adventure last week was to find those waterfalls. They are, as advertised, right smack in the middle of Amesbury. They are not exactly the waterfalles I was expecting, but instead more like waters tumbling down a hillside. It was still an interesting walk around Amesbury and produced some interesting photos. If you go, I’d suggest parking at the Friend St public parking lot and the “falls” are just a few steps away. There’s a walking path you can follow down into town (very short distance) and follow the water’s path. If you go to Lowell’s Boat Shop, just keep going and add it to your day. Well worth the ride for each.
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Celebrate the fish city’s recognizably salty character with local cultural institutions and businesses during the 4th Annual Gloucester’s So Salty festival on January 25 and 26, 2025 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm! Over 1,800 people came out last year to share their salty pride while enjoying free ice sculptures and cultural activities around Downtown Gloucester.
The Cape Ann Museum is partnering with Discover Gloucester and several local cultural institutions and businesses to offer two full days of free programming in the coldest part of the year. Inspired by the annual Salem’s So Sweet event, this two-day event will include ice sculptures, live music, salty treats, free kids’ art activities, and much more.
Find all 10 ice sculptures around downtown Gloucester! Grab a map from the Cape Ann Museum Information Tent, 27 Pleasant St., and find all 10 salty sculptures!
Offers and Activities:
All Weekend (Saturday, Jan. 25th & Sunday, Jan. 26th) Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner, or a Sweet & Salty Cocktail, in an Igloo at Mile Marker One, 75 Essex Ave Route 133 25% discount on room rates, Blue Shutters Beachside Inn, 1 Nautilus Road, Gloucester 20% off all salt grinders and salt cellars, Goodlinens Studio, 130 Main St. 20% off salt and select products, Cape Ann Olive Oil, 57 Main St. Buy one, get one free chocolate chip cookie specially topped with Maldon Salts! Source Bakery, 3 Duncan St. Grab a piece of saltwater taffy + 20% – 50% Off sale Fireflies Boutique, 100 Main St. Add larger-than-life magnetic words to make Salty Poetry Snippets + check out a free and $1 book cart, Dogtown Books, 132 Main St. 10% off select ‘Salty Books,’ The Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main St. $2 Salted caramel lattes and $20 Salty Crew Necks, Castaways Vintage Café, 65 Main St. Stay warm and cozy with our amazing socks! All socks Buy 3, Get 1 FREE! Mark Adrian Shoes, 103 Main St. 15% off ALL fine art at the Jon Sarkin Studio, 39 Main St. Free fish gibbet or shark sticker, $20 Gloucester Lobster or Tuna SPF Hoodie, $30 Puffer Jackets & salty treats at Gloucester Apparel, 44 Main St. Open mic poetry readings at Lockwood Studios, 2 Eastern Ave. Free stickers (New designs!) & free candy at Toodeloos, 142 Main St. Paw-Garita with purchase (Dog friendly cucumber drink) at Masshole & Co. Pet Provisions, 137 Main St. 25% off select items at The Cave, 44 Main St. 40% off storewide and complimentary prosecco at Design of Mine (New location!), 33 Main St. 25% Off sale on select items + fun giveaways and treats at the Pop Gallery, 67 Main St.
Saturday, Jan. 25th Sea Shanties by Three Sheets to the Wind, with Sing Along, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2pm – 4pm, 10 Church Street Make a “Salty Craft,” Maritime Gloucester, 10am – 4pm, 23 Harbor Loop Seasoned Snowman Popcorn Bags with The Open Door at Sawyer Free Library, 10:30am-12:00pm, 21 Main Street Open Mic Poetry Readings, Lockwood Studios, 3pm – 5pm, 2 Eastern Ave. Vintage Filagree Treasures Embedded – an “Eye spy” search and find hidden items, at Lockwood Studios, 2 Eastern Ave.
Sunday, Jan. 26th Make a “Salty Craft,” at Maritime Gloucester, 10am – 4pm, 23 Harbor Loop Paint saltwater dough fish, while supplies last, Local Colors, 121 Main St Open Mic Poetry Readings with light refreshments, Lockwood Studios, 3pm – 5pm, 2 Eastern Ave. 20$ Salty Suncatchers with Saltwater at Pat D’s Photos, 44 Main St. Raffle + One day only Special Drinks (Frosty Tide, Salty Beach) at Shore Nutrition, 139 Main St. Vintage Filagree Treasures Embedded – an “Eye spy” search and find hidden items, at Lockwood Studios, 2 Eastern Ave.
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The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation’s ninth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday event is going forward tomorrow afternoon as-planned!
The fast-moving storm is due to pass overnight and, although tomorrow will be quite cold, we have decided to persevere like good New Englanders. The event takes place in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Middle and Church Streets (GPS 50 Middle Street), running from 2:00-4:00pm. Parking is available on the green in front of the Church, on the street, and in nearby parking lots in the historic district. There is a side entrance with an elevator at 10 Church Street. More info at: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
PROGRAM: “Reckoning”
Charles Nazarian, Welcome.
Martin Luther King, Jr. recorded segments of “Letters from Birmingham Jail.”
Melissa Dimond of Wellspring House presents that organization’s work on the Freeman Family, the prominent Black family who called the Wellspring House home for over 100 years.
Rev. Janet Parsons will describe the first five years of the Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition Trust and introduce Joe Ruykeyser, project manager. He will present new research into the efforts of enslaved people to secure their freedom through the courts in the wake of the 1783 Supreme Judicial Court decision that enslavement was in conflict with the Massachusetts Constitution.
Intermission
Michea McCaffrey and Dick Prouty lead an interactive discussion of How the Word is Passed, by Clint Smith.
You are invited to help ring the Paul Revere bell in the Meetinghouse tower to honor Dr. King as we depart the Meetinghouse. Go up the stairs from the entrance foyer to the second-floor landing.
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Good Morning Gloucester 